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Kim Dotcom's lawyer has accused the Crown of mis-translating the mogul's communications to demonise him in international headlines.

Ron Mansfield has opened his case in defence of the internet entrepreneur at the extradition hearing before Auckland District Court this morning.

The FBI laid charges in January 2012 when Dotcom and three others - Mathias Ortmann, Bram van der Kolk and Finn Batato - were indicted on 13 charges including copyright infringement, racketeering, money laundering and fraud.

Throughout the Crown's case on behalf of the US government, which was heard during the first fortnight of the hearing, Christine Gordon, QC, made numerous references to conversations between Dotcom and his co-defendants.